STEP - Non-Dominant Hand Training

S.T.E.P. NON-DOMINANT HAND TRAINING⁺

CANDIDATES: clients with significant dominant hand restrictions due to workplace and other
injuries, CVAs, and degenerative or congenital conditions with unilateral effects

GOAL:

• To develop skills for successful reliance on the non-dominant hand in work, education
and daily living

SERVICE HIGHLIGHTS:

• Unique programming based on longstanding
expertise*

• Goal-directed, research-based curriculum and
specialized 1:1 training methods, customized to build
skills to competitive levels for planned work/applied
training

• An educational/functional approach, combining the
skills of teachers and an occupational therapist
specializing in hand function

• Availability of integrated instruction, including academic upgrading, ESL and other programs – adapted to
accommodate developing hand skills

• Comprehensive objective evaluations of baseline,
developing and acquired skills (using standardized
assessment tools and other performance measures)

POTENTIAL PROGRAM COMPONENTS:

› NON-DOMINANT HANDWRITING – speed, stamina and legibility, developed through use of specialized, modified writing systems

› ONE-HANDED KEYBOARDING – alphabetic typing and numeric keypadding, as a complement to use of voice recognition software if applicable

› PERCEPTUAL-MOTOR & RELATED SKILLS – coordination, dexterity, strength and endurance, as a foundation for all manual activities

› APPLIED SKILLS – procedures for note-taking, work forms, word processing, data entry

^*This specialized “Non-Dominant Hand Training” was originated by S.T.E.P.’s
Education Director in 1986 and has been continually enhanced since that time.

⁺Dominant Hand Training is available for clients with significant non-dominant hand restrictions. This program targets one-handed keyboarding and perceptual-motor skills.

Outcome Evaluation Results

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